The New York Times – Music:
In 2022, stars including Harry Styles, Jack Harlow and Bad Bunny offered liberated takes on gender, but also risked pandering. Are men OK?
Author: Lindsay Zoladz
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Christine McVie’s 12 Essential Songs
The New York Times – Music:
The singer, songwriter and keyboardist, who died on Wednesday, was a hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac whose crystalline voice and roots in the blues gave her music a distinct emotional punch.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie Broke Boundaries in Folk. A Documentary Tells Her Story.
The New York Times – Music:
She brought attention to Indigenous issues in her music, and was the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar. “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On” makes the case for her continued importance.
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Adele Returns to the Stage in Las Vegas, Resolute and Reflective
The New York Times – Music:
The pop star’s “Weekends With Adele” residency began after nearly a year of delays, with a design that emphasized intimacy and a set heavy on her 2011 breakout album, “21.”
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Weyes Blood Gives Beautiful Voice to Global Pain
The New York Times – Music:
Natalie Mering’s new album, “And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow,” redirects the sounds of late ’60s and early ’70s West Coast folk-rock to a 2023 concern: pandemic isolation.
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Taylor Swift, 30-Something, Is Revising Her Own Love Stories
The New York Times – Music:
On “Midnights,” the singer-songwriter probes the realizations and reckonings of many millennial women around timelines for relationships, motherhood and ambition.
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Behind Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot,’ a Band Breaking Its Heart
The New York Times – Music:
A 20th-anniversary boxed set and a documentary from last year focused on a former band member help explain the growing pains that plagued the rock band as it completed “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.”
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For the Gloriously Over-the-Top Rina Sawayama, Less Is Less
The New York Times – Music:
The pop singer and songwriter’s first album was a master class in maximalism. Its follow-up, “Hold the Girl,” still carries weighty subjects, but largely without its chaotic edge.
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Alex G and the Art of Interesting Choices
The New York Times – Music:
The 29-year-old musician has recorded with Frank Ocean, released a film score and made oodles of outré indie rock. One thing has guided his unusual career: gut decisions.